Early Pell Promise Act

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D StabenowSponsor

2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

D Jones TY

R Young

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to carry out an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program under which ED must make a commitment to award Pell Grants to certain students.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 8, 2019

Early Pell Promise Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to carry out an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program under which ED must make a commitment to award Pell Grants to certain students.

To be eligible to receive such a commitment, the student must be in grades 8 through 12 and a member of a household receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Pursuant to such a commitment, the student shall receive a Pell Grant during the first two academic years of attendance at an institution of higher education (IHE) as an undergraduate if the student

files the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form for the award year in which the student will be in attendance at the IHE, and
enrolls at the IHE not later than one year after receiving a secondary school diploma or not later than three years after release from the Armed Forces.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Early Pell Promise Act

Latest action (May 8, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 8, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.